The number of new shopping centre openings in Europe has slowed to the lowest rate since 2005, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield. Just 2.1 million m[sup]2[/sup] of shopping centre gross lettable area (GLA) was added to the market in the first half of 2010. A total of 64 centres opened - a decrease of around 50% year-on-year compared to the same period in 2009, which saw 120 centre openings.
Westland Shopping Centre in the Brussels neighbourhood of Anderlecht may be up for sale, according to Belgian media reports.
